Onconephrology Program

Our Mission

Our mission is to prevent, treat, and mitigate the burden of kidney disease, as well as kidney-related complications that may arise along the cancer care continuum, through a collaborative approach.

What is onconephrology?

Medical Diagnostic Associates' onconephrology program is an all inclusive program that provides specialized care to address all aspects of kidney disease and kidney issues in cancer patients. Onconephrology seeks to understand the renal effects of established and emerging cancer treatments to increase patient safety, allow for optimal cancer therapy, and ultimately improve patient outcomes.

Our Team

Lucia Cuttone, MBA, MSN, APN-BC, OCN

Executive Director

Lucia is a board certified nurse practitioner specializing in the care of patients with kidney disease and a wide variety of cancer diagnoses. She earned her BS degree in Nursing from Wagner College, MS degree from Felician University and an MBA from Wagner College. She is an Oncology Certified Nurse who over the past 7 years has been a member of the nursing staff at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York and Basking Ridge, NJ.

Yuriy Khanin, MD

Medical Director

Dr. Khanin is a nephrologist who specializes in onconephrology, focusing on preventing and treating diverse kidney issues that arise as a result of cancer or its associated therapies. Dr. Khanin received his medical degree from Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York. He completed both residency and fellowship at Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine in Manhasset, New York where he graduated with training in general nephrology and subspecialty training in onconephrology and has certifications in both.

Conditions We Treat

• Tumor Lysis Syndrome
• Electrolyte and Acid-Base Disorders
and Cancer
• Glomerular Disease and Cancer
• Hematologic Disease and Kidney
Disease
• Monoclonal Gammopathies of Renal
Significance
• Radiation Nephropathy
• Chemotherapy and Kidney Injury

• Chemotherapeutic Agent use in
Chronic Kidney Disease
• Chronic Kidney Disease in patients with
cancer
• Hereditary Renal Cancer Syndromes
• Primary Renal Cancers and Renal
Metastatic Disease
• Cancer in Solid Organ Transplantation
• Cancer Screening in ESRD

Locations

215 North Avenue West, Westfield NJ 07090
11 Overlook Road, MACII Suite 100, Summit NJ 07901
99 Beauvoir Avenue, Overlook Medical Center, Summit NJ 07901
1511 Park Avenue, 3rd Floor, South Plainfield NJ 07080
33 Bleeker Street, Suite 104, Millburn NJ 07041